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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Infobox version<br />
|vernum=0.2.1<br />
| title = v0.2.1 alpha<br />
| edition = Pocket Edition<br />
| image = Pocket Edition v0.2.1 alpha in game.png<br />
| image2 = Pocket Edition v0.2.1 alpha.png<br />
<!--| type = Alpha-->| date = March 14, 2012<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20120415015244/http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/id479516143?mt=8</ref>{{verify|prove this for Android as well}}<br />
| versioncode = '''Android''':<br><br />
2011 (0.2.1j)<br><br />
2015 (0.2.1)<br><br />
2017 (0.2.1 rev2)<br><br />
'''ios''':<br><br />
6863043<br><br />
| clientdl = '''Google Play:''' [https://archive.org/download/mcpe-archive/PE-a0.2.1-1.apk Original]<br /><br />
[https://archive.org/download/mcpe-archive/PE-a0.2.1-1-demo.apk Original Demo]<br /><br />
[https://archive.org/download/mcpe-archive/PE-a0.2.1j.apk J-version]<br /><br />
[https://archive.org/download/mcpe-archive/PE-a0.2.1j-demo.apk J-version Demo]<br /><br />
[https://archive.org/download/mcpe-archive/PE-a0.2.1-2.apk Reupload]<br /><br />
| prevparent = v0.2.0 alpha<br />
| next = v0.2.1 alpha2<br />
| nextparent = v0.3.0 alpha<br />
}}<onlyinclude><br />
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'''v0.2.1 alpha''' is a minor update to '' [[Minecraft:Pocket Edition|Minecraft: Pocket Edition]]'' released on March 14, 2012, which adds new control options, as well as other changes and fixes.<ref>{{cite|url=https://www.mojang.com/2012/03/minecraft-pocket-edition-update-is-out/|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20190903154712/https://www.mojang.com/2012/03/minecraft-pocket-edition-update-is-out/|title=Minecraft - ''Pocket Edition'' Update is out!|date=March 14, 2012}}</ref> This version is the last release of ''Pocket Edition Lite'' on iOS.<br />
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== Additions ==<br />
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* New [[Minecraft:Controls|controller option]] – Split Touch [[Minecraft:Controls#Tablets|controls]]<br />
** This option may be more suitable for devices with larger screens. The crosshair is in the right half of the screen.<br />
* Added [[Minecraft:bookshelves]] in [[Minecraft:Creative]] mode.<br />
* [[Minecraft:Sugar cane]] is now infinite (unable to collect them).<br />
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== Changes ==<br />
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* [[Minecraft:Pig|Adult Pig]]s now naturally spawn but do not drop anything when killed.<br />
* [[Minecraft:Flying]] is changed – ascend/descend by sliding from the center button to the up/down button.<br />
* Bigger screens have more [[Minecraft:Heads-up display|hotbar icons]].<br />
* Blocks now have 'cracking' animation when destroying them.<br />
* The circle shown when breaking blocks is sharper.<br />
* [[Minecraft:Oak trees]] now generate with spruce wood instead of oak wood.<br />
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== Fixes ==<br />
* Leaves placed by players in Creative mode are no longer able to decay.<br />
* Fences are no longer invisible when located within a chunk section with no other blocks.<br />
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== Revisions ==<br />
Not including v0.2.1 alpha2, there are two versions of the 0.2.1 alpha.<br />
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* Version: 0.2.1(2015), Size: 2.84 MB<br />
* Version: 0.2.1(2017), Size: 2.79 MB<br />
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Any other changes between the two versions is unknown.<br />
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== J-version ==<br />
'''v0.2.1j alpha''' was released on Google Play on an unknown release date. The internal version is 0.2.1(2011) and has a size of 1.62 MB.<br />
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=== J-version Demo ===<br />
A free J-version demo of v0.2.1 alpha was released on Google Play on an unknown release date. The internal version is the same as the j version.<br />
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== Lite version ==<br />
[[File:Pocket Edition Lite App Store icon 2.png|96px|thumb|right|''[[Pocket Edition|Minecraft – Pocket Edition]] Lite'' icon]]<br />
A lite version of v0.2.1 alpha was released on the Apple App Store on March 14, 2012 <ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20111123092652/http://itunes.apple.com/us/app//id479651754?mt=8</ref> This is the last ''Lite'' version of the Pocket Edition alpha to be released on the platform and was removed in 2014.<br />
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== Gallery ==<br />
=== In-game screenshots ===<br />
<gallery><br />
MC0.2.1AlphaSS2.jpg|Inside a dimly lit house.<br />
IcyLake.jpg|The edge of a winter ocean<br />
Brick.jpg|Building a brick house<br />
WinterIsland.jpg|A snow blanketed island<br />
Luigi.jpg|Block text "Luigi" on the world's edge<br />
Woolhouse.jpg|A red wool house.<br />
MC0.2.1AlphaSS.jpg|A brick building.<br />
</gallery><br />
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=== Menu screenshots ===<br />
<gallery><br />
Pocket Edition v0.2.1j alpha.png|The title screen of ''Pocket Edition'' a0.2.1j<br />
Pocket Edition v0.2.1j alpha (Demo).png|The title screen of ''Pocket Edition'' a0.2.1j-demo<br />
Pocket Edition v0.2.1 alpha (Lite).png|The title screen of ''Pocket Edition'' a0.2.1 Lite version.<br />
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</gallery><br />
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